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Three Kenyan television stations will remain off air indefinitely as the government investigates their respective roles in the symbolic “swearing in” of opposition leader Raila Odinga. According to a statement from the interior minister on Wednesday, privately-owned Citizen TV and Radio, KTN and NTV had their signals switched off on Tuesday after defying a …

Gabonese striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on transfer deadline signed for London side Arsenal for a club-record fee reportedly around $79.2 million. The former Dortmund player has set his sights on an Arsenal great, Frenchman Thierry Henry, who described as a role model in an interview with the club website. “The club …

The final of the ongoing Championship for African Nations (CHAN) will be between hosts, Morocco, and Nigeria. Morocco beat Libya 3 – 1 whiles Nigeria managed a one-nil victory against Sudan. Playing at a packed Complexe Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco needed extra time to beat fellow north Africans Libya …

A major step for the transport sector in Africa has begun with the launch of the single air transport market. Rwandan President and AU Chair,Paul Kagame who launched the initiative said Africa is ready to adopt the continental free trade area. This is also good news for tourism, which is …

A centre dedicated to the study and prevention of violent extremism, and the de-radicalization of jihadists, was on Tuesday inaugurated in N’djamena, the Chadian capital. A group of independent Chadian intellectuals are working on this project. This group wants to contribute to the de-radicalization of jihadist and especially to prevent …

Arsenal have confirmed the transfer of Gabonese international, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, from Borussia Dortmund for a club record fee of £60m. The 28 year old who scored 98 goals in 144 Bundesliga becomes Arsenal’s third signing of the January transfer window after Konstantinos Mavropanos, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Aubameyang became the …